Phrase guide

entrance examination

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entrance exam

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entrance exam

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: examination, exam, test

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: уступны экзамен (ustupny ekzamjen) — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Chinese Cantonese: 入學試 /入学试 (jap6 hok6 si3, jap6 hok6 si5) — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Chinese Mandarin: 入學考試 /入学考试 (rùxué kǎoshì) — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Czech: přijímačky — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Dutch: toelatingsexamen — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Dutch: ingangsexamen — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Dutch: toegangsexamen — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Dutch: toelatingsproef — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Finnish: pääsykoe — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Finnish: valintakoe — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • French: concours d'entrée — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • French: examen d'entrée — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • French: examen d'admission — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • German: Aufnahmeprüfung — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • German: Zugangsprüfung — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Hungarian: felvételi vizsga — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Hungarian: felvételi — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Japanese: 入学試験 (nyūgakushiken) — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Marathi: प्रवेश परीक्षा (praveś parīkṣā) — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Polish: egzamin wstępny — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Portuguese: exame de admissão — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Portuguese: vestibular — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Romanian: examen de admitere — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Russian: вступи́тельный экза́мен (vstupítelʹnyj ekzámen) — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Serbo-Croatian: prijmeni ispit — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Spanish: examen de selectividad — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Spanish: examinación de admisión — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Spanish: examen de ingreso — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Swedish: inträdesprov — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Swedish: inträdesförhör — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students
  • Ukrainian: вступний екзамен (vstupnyj ekzamen) — an examination that an educational institution conducts to select prospective students